THE TELANGANA GAZETTETHE TELANGANA GAZETTETHE TELANGANA GAZETTETHE TELANGANA GAZETTETHE TELANGANA GAZETTE
PPPPPARARARARARTTTTT-V EXTRA-V EXTRA-V EXTRA-V EXTRA-V EXTRAORDINORDINORDINORDINORDINARARARARARYYYYY PUBLISHED BY PUBLISHED BY PUBLISHED BY PUBLISHED BY PUBLISHED BY AAAAAUTHORITYUTHORITYUTHORITYUTHORITYUTHORITY
No. 06 ] HYDERABAD, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2018.
STATUTORY NOTIFICATIONS OF THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF
INDIA AND OTHER ELECTION NOTIFICATIONS
––––––x––––––
NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
(ELECTIONS.B)
STOPPING OF ONGOING SPECIAL SUMMARY REVISION OF PHOTO ELECTORAL ROLLS W.R.T. 01/01/2019 AS QUALIFYING DATE IN THE STATE OF TELANGANA - 2ND SPECIAL SUMMARY REVISION OF PHOTO ELECTORAL ROLLS W.R.T. 01/01/2018 AS QUALIFYING DATE - ORDERS OF THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA - REPUBLISHED.
[G.O.Ms.No.136, General Administration (Elections.B), 8th September, 2018.]
ORDER
(No.23/ORD/FUNC/ERD/2018. DATED 08.09.2018)
Whereas, a Special Summary Revision of electoral rolls in all States and Union Territories (except Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Rajasthan) including State of Telangana, with reference to 01.01.2019 as the qualifying date, was ordered vide Commission's letter No. 23/LET/ECI/FUNC/ERD-ER/2018, dated 7th May 2018, and Whereas, period for claims and objections has commenced from 1st September 2018 with draft publication of electoral rolls on 1st September, 2018, and
Whereas, under article 174(2)(b) of the Constitution of India, the State Legislative Assembly of Telangana has been dissolved, prematurely, on 6th September 2018; and 2 TELANGANA GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY [Part V Whereas, as per the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the matter of Special Reference No.1 of 2002, "on the premature dissolution of Legislative Assembly, the Election Commission is required to initiate immediate steps for holding election for constituting Legislative Assembly on the first occasion and in any case within 6 months from the date of premature dissolution of the Legislative Assembly", and
Whereas, the Commission, after taking all aspects into consideration and the law laid down by Hon'ble Supreme Court as above, has decided to order a special summary revision with reference to 01.01-2018 as qualifying date in the State of Telangana so as to fulfill the mandate of conducting general election to constitute the new Legislative Assembly of the State of Telangana at the earliest occasion.
Now, therefore, the Commission hereby orders that :
(i) All the activities relating to ongoing revision of electoral rolls including last part thereof with reference to 01.01.2019 as the qualifying date in respect of the State of Telangana shall be stopped with immediate effect;
(ii) The Claims and objections that may have been received so far during the period of special summary revision 2019 in respect of the State of Telangana, shall be segregated in two bunches in such a way that the first bunch contains the applications (claims and objections) relating to the persons who are already eligible with reference to 01.01.2018 as the qualifying date and the second bunch contains the applications (claims and objections) relating to the persons, who would be eligible with reference to 01.01.2019 as the qualifying date;
(iii) All the applications contained in the first bunch in respect of persons eligible as on 01.01.2018 shall be disposed of after following due procedure of law treating such applications as part of the Special Summary Revision, 2018 as ordered by the Commission; and
(iv) All the applications with reference to 01.01.2019 as qualifying date contained in second bunch (who are not eligible with reference to 01.01.2018) shall be taken up for disposal as and when the Commission orders the schedule of revision of electoral roll with reference to 01.01.2019 as qualifying date in respect of the State of Telangana.
By Order,
NARENDRA N. BUTOLIA, Principal Secretary.
DR. RAJAT KUMAR, Chief Electoral Officer & E.O. Prl. Secretary to Government.